The Glenridge Performing Arts Center (7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota) is hosting a Community Choir Workshop and Concert, featuring The Glenridge Harmonaires, The Park Larks and The Landoliers, Thursday April 4, 2013 at 2pm. http://theglenridge.com/amenities-services/performing-arts-center/

The Glenridge Harmonaires…

Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay is proud to present Black Orchids, an exhibition of photographs by Ellen Gottlieb Steele, in the Mezzanine Gallery, March 12 – April 22, 2013, with open reception Tuesday, March 12 at 4:30 – 6:00pm.

Ellen Gottlieb Steele has been a…

March 27th at 8pm https://app.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=gpac

Vaudeville star Fanny Brice "comes back to life" to tell the real story of her famous (and sometimes infamous) showbiz life. You'll hear…

March 12 at 2pm https://app.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=gpac

Watch Lynne go from “The Sweet Single Life” through marriage and back again, emerging from the girl she was raised to be, to the woman she was meant to become - reinventing herself over and over again, insisting that she “Won’t Go With A Whimper.” Follow along as she meets the “father of improvisational theater”…

Saturday March 9 at 8pm at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center https://app.ticketturtle.com/index.php?ticketing=gpac…

The Pearl Fishers

Following Turandot will be the much in demand remount of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers (Les Pêcheurs de perles), a proven favorite of Sarasota Opera audiences. Last seen in 2003, The Pearl Fishers begins with the famously infectious Act I duet for tenor and baritone “Au fond du temple…

"Florida in Context"

A Fine Art Photography Exhibition by Virginia Hoffman

March 1-31  Historic Chidsey Library

The exhibit showcases Hoffman's photographic images of old Florida buildings, abandoned factories, and unintentional still lives and vistas, including relics of boom-and-bust development

 "Florida in Context," a photography exhibition by Sarasota-based artist Virginia Hoffman, is March 1-31, at the Historic Chidsey Library Building, 701 North Tamiami…

 Faith Prince, Broadway Tony Award winner and television star, will present a master class at 1 p.m., Feb. 18, in Neel Performing Arts Center at SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. West.

Prince is best known for her Tony-winning turn as Miss Adelaide in the 1992 Broadway revival of “Guys and Dolls” and was…

 The Banyan Theater Company will hold auditions for its summer 2013 season on Monday, March 11 and Monday, March 18 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota.

Those wishing to audition may schedule an appointment by calling 941-351-1277; prepare a five-minute maximum audition including two contrasting pieces; and bring headshots and a resume.

Men and women are invited to audition for Tina Howe's “Painting…

SOLO ART EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES AT THE SARASOTA ORCHESTRA’S

HARMONY GALLERY

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 21, 2013

The Sarasota Orchestra invites artists to submit applications to exhibit their work during their 2013-2014 season in the Orchestra’s Harmony Gallery, located in the atrium of the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center.

The application deadline for the 2013-2014 Harmony Gallery exhibitions is June 21. Juried decisions will be announced by July 12.…

 State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at 8 p.m., Feb. 28, in Neel Performing Arts Center at SCF Bradenton, 5840 26th St. Wes t.

The SCF Symphony Orchestra will perform "Vive la France!" and highlight music of French composers, including "Orpheus in the…

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) is pleased to announce that Soul Crooners 2, a companion piece to its previously sold out Soul Crooners, will open on Friday, February 22nd in the Troupe’s theater at 1646 10th Way in Sarasota. Highlighting the soul music of the 70s, the all-male cast will offer up a…

Hermitage Artist Retreat Fellow and Tony-Nominated Playwright Arthur Kopit will be the featured speaker at a public program at the Venice Theatre, 140 Tampa Avenue West, Venice, FL, on Saturday, February 16th at 4:00 pm. Kopit will be interviewed by Executive/Artistic Director Murray Chase about his…

Tony Award Winner Faith Prince

Featuring the music of Harold Arlen, Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers & Hart and more.

 Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota presents Tony Award winner Faith Prince on February 16 and 17 at the Historic Asolo Theater. The audience will be dazzled with a program that moves…

Artist Lorene Erickson of Sarasota will be exhibiting a show of her abstract paintings and mixed media at Ashby Art and Antiques in Towles Court.  The opening reception is Friday, Feb 15 from 6 - 10 pm.

The show runs until March 15.

"Forest Light" acrylic on canvas 24"…

THE PLAYERS TO HOST 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

 The Players Theatre is proud to have the area’s premiere of “9 to 5”. Based on the 21st Century Fox hit movie, about friendship, colleagues, and revenge. The story revolves around three working ladies: Violet Newstead (played by Nancy Denton), Doralee Rhodes (played…

Sarasota Orchestra Celebrates Birthday Wishes

Who: Sarasota Orchestra

What: Chamber Soirées Series: Birthday Wishes

The Sarasota Orchestra celebrates the 180th anniversary of Johannes Brahms’ birth.

Concert highlights include the Sarasota Piano Quartet performing Brahms’ Piano Quartet…

Ten-Minute Play Festival Auditions

Auditions for the Theatre Odyssey 8th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival will take place on Monday, February 11 beginning at 6:00 pm in the conference room at the Arts and Cultural Alliance building, 1226 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota.

The plays for the 2013 Festival include four comedies and four dramas. The dates are Friday, March 29th through Sunday, March 31st. Four performances include two 8:00 pm evening performances Friday and Saturday, March…

Youth Philharmonic to perform “Thrill of a Lifetime”

Concert with Sarasota Orchestra

Who: Sarasota Orchestra and the Youth Philharmonic

What: Thrill of a Lifetime

The Sarasota Orchestra presents its annual Thrill of a Lifetime performance; the first half of the performance features the winners of the Edward and Ida Wilkof Young Artists Concerto Competition performing with the professional musicians of the Sarasota Orchestra.

The first place winner is double…

FSU/ASOLO CONSERVATORY FOR ACTOR TRAINING PRESENTS

STOP KISS

By Diana Son

FEBRUARY 19-MARCH 10, 2013

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training presents Stop Kiss by Diana Son, February 19-March 10, 2013, at the Cook Theatre in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Tickets are $29 evenings; $28 matinees. Students receive 50 percent off with advance ticket purchase. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Asolo Rep’s box office at…